The Leather Oaks Garden -- 2004 Hurricane Ivan

Leather Oaks, Windswept but Triumphantly Green!

This Page Created on January 28th, 2008

I spent the day that Hurricane Ivan came ashore with my sister in East Alabama. Tried to rent a car to drive home the next day, unsuccessfully. A friend drove up to get me, so it was way after midnight getting home.
When I did get up and out of doors, this is what I saw. Actually, I rather like the windswept look, as long as I don't have to endure the wind!

Well, this will definitely qualify as "windswept"! Looks like we'll have to brush through the Chinese bamboo to walk up this way.
I wonder how my Schematic stream made out?

Well, the Schematic stream was spared, but you won't be able to tell that from this photo. It appears that some bamboo trimming will be in order!

Walking around the other side of the house, my Magic Tunnel appears to be rather densely impeding!
Sure hope there is a way through this stuff.

Looks like we can get through the main path. This area doesn't look too much wilder than usual!

Golly! I'm not sure exactly where we are! This should be the path to take us up to Neptune's Knoll, but it seems almost impenetrable. Let's push on a little further, maybe move a few of these pine boughs out of the way.

Finally! It's good to see a friendly, albeit concrete face!